Author: Matt Gonzales | Last Updated: 5/14/18 | 13 sources What Is Yoga? Yoga is a set of physical, mental and spiritual disciplines intended to help improve mood and sense of well-being. The activity uses body postures, breathing modulations and meditation techniques to promote physical strength, relaxation and spirituality. Get Treatment that is Tailored for You. Addiction is not a … Continue reading Yoga and Mindfulness for Addiction Recovery
Found this great video for quiet time for yourself or your students. I am falling asleep trying to write this little blurb. It creates relaxation so quickly. Let your mind be in the here and now. Don’t think about the past, can’t do anything about it. Don’t think about the future, it will come when … Continue reading Mindfulness for Students
Under Stress, Students in New York Schools Find Calm in Meditation By ELIZABETH A. HARRISOCT. 23, 2015 Fourth graders at Public School 212 in Queens practice mindful exercises in the classroom. Credit Lindsay Morris for The New York Times On the first day of the new school year, the schools chancellor, Carmen Fariña, stood in … Continue reading Mindfulness In The Classroom
Mindfulness is a state of active, open attention on the present. When you’re mindful, you observe your thoughts and feelings from a distance, without judging them good or bad. Instead of letting your life pass you by, mindfulness means living in the moment and awakening to experience. https://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/mindfulness Mindfulness for students helps them to deal … Continue reading Mindfulness Resources
We need to be watching out for the children. I would like to give you the opportunity to learn about the five dimensions of health and give some helpful ideas as how to do what is best for the children you know. There are five dimensions of health: Physical, Mental, Emotional, Social and Spiritual? Physical … Continue reading How are the children doing?
We can’t deny the facts, yoga is amazing and has so many incredible benefits for your health. Yet there’s one yoga niche that is becoming even hotter than the rest! Hot yoga is practiced in a room that’s heated up to 105°F. It’s thought that the temperature helps to warm your muscles in preparation for practice, however … Continue reading 18 Sizzling Benefits of Hot Yoga!
Hi Everyone,I wrote this letter to my past self as a reflection exercise and have been advised to share more broadly. As a part of the Khan Academy community, you’ve been on this adventure with me so I thought you would enjoy. I’d love to know what you think (seriously, I try to read as … Continue reading Sal from Khan Academy
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By Jen Miller November 26, 2017 Yoga is becoming more mainstream in western cultures as those who practice it realize the numerous physical, mental, and emotional benefits that come with the ancient art. Science has proven that yoga can have a transformative effect on the body, resulting in everything from lowered blood pressure to disease … Continue reading 18 Amazing Benefits of Yoga, According to Science
